Mahiso Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mahiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mahiso (20) may also be a first name.

Mahiso Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mahiso Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mahiso occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahiso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahiso is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Mahiso is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Mahiso reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 20 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Mahiso is most common in: Gauteng, where 80 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahisso9210/
Mahisho921/
Mahitso921/
Mahissou864/
Mahitsho861/
Mahisous861/
Maheso83996/
Mahisa83410/
Ma'iso838/
Mehiso832/
Maeiso831/
Mahisha7788/
Maiyeso7752/
Mahesso7715/
Mahitsa7711/
Mahesho7711/
Mahissa774/
Mauhisa773/
Mohisho771/
Maeso734,096/
Maiyesso71143/
Mehissou7150/
Mahuaisa716/
Maheesoh711/
Maïgisso711/
Mahesa672,148/
Maesso67102/
Mahejo6716/
Maesho6713/
Moaisa679/
Maesoi675/
Mohisa673/
Meaisa671/
Mahezo671/
Maiyessou671/
Maesoy671/
Maesco671/
Maesod671/
Maedso670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahiso
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